In the news: Othello by way of Little Mosque

June 14, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

Familiar faces adapt Othello: Little Mosque stars bring Shakespeare to small screen
“‘Our pitch, the idea we all came up with, was this: In order to make something that people want to see, you have to have people in it that people want to see,’ Zaib Shaikh said. That was the starting point for the CBC’s new streamlined version of the Shakespeare play Othello, which airs Sunday.” Read more.

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In the news: The Terrorist Next Door, CTV, Sunday

June 14, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

Terror next door: How could a wife not know her husband is a terrorist? CTV movie explores real case
Kathleen Robertson: “Canadian material in general, to me, is always less formulaic. And from an acting point of view, the characters always are more interesting, because they always give you permission to not end up being the perfect girl next door who marries Prince Charming in the end and everything’s great. For me, that’s always what draws me to these types of projects.” Read more.

Awards

MuchMusic Video Awards online initiatives

June 14, 2008 Diane Wild

From a media release:

MuchMusic tranforms the corner of Queen & John in Toronto into the biggest party in the country with the 2008 MMVAs, this Sunday, June 15. The MMVAs engages and interacts with its audience. This year the Much team has come up with some innovative online opportunities, giving the fans access to the show, and additional exclusive content online wherever they are in the country. Included in this year’s online initiatives, Much gives viewers a chance to win $10,000 during the show with MMVA10k (www.muchmusic.com/mmva10k). Viewers answer real-time questions about what’s happening live on the show and collect points to win.

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Less Than Kind

In the news: Less Than Kind on Citytv

June 14, 2008 Diane Wild 6 Comments

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

Citytv hopes new show will be kind to network
“The series Less Than Kind headlined Citytv’s rather understated announcement of its fall lineup this week. It stars Jesse Camacho as a pudgy 15-year-old and features the always interesting Maury Chaykin.” Read more.

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In the news: Chris Haddock on Da Vinci, Intelligence for FOX

June 14, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

Da Vinci movie good to go
“Dominic Da Vinci is back, not for a long time, but hopefully for a good time, and occasionally even for a scary time.” Read more.